Region
1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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“the region is a national leader in capturing EV-related investments and jobs, with 40% of manufacturing investments and 35% of all announced manufacturing jobs to date”
“If all of these gas proposals across the Southeast do come to fruition, I think we're going to have a huge confluence of issues between climate and reliability and affordability”
“If all of these gas proposals across the Southeast do come to fruition, I think we're going to have a huge confluence of issues between climate and reliability and affordability”
The Tennessee Valley Authority is planning to build four GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactors at its Clinch River site in Tennessee but has not fully committed to the project. TVA is still developing its Integrated Resource…
“We're very disappointed by this decision, because we're not going to solve the growing climate crisis by continuing to build more fossil fuel plants. We continue to be frustrated that TVA doesn't do more to develop more renewable energy to be on par with their reliance on nuclear power.”
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the Tennessee Valley Authority's Oak Ridge site to announce plans for America's first new generation of small modular reactors. Granholm stated that small modular reactors are essential to meet the…
“I'm not convinced we need to be building more nuclear plants at TVA. There's a decarbonization path that the TVA can take that's more cost effective, less risky, and balances their portfolio before they jump into bed with the next supposedly favorable nuclear project.”
“The more any utility relies on a particular fuel, it becomes less diverse. By increasing its reliance on fossil gas in this case, it is going to leave the customers more exposed to that price volatility. Solar in particular is a zero fuel resource. Yes, there are capital costs for the initial construction, but then there's very little ongoing maintenance costs and there's zero fuel costs.”
“I don't think a lot of people fully understand how huge these things really are and what the impact is on the electrical grid.”
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced a 5.25% wholesale rate increase effective October 1, 2024, the largest increase in 16 years. The hike, driven by higher inflation, interest rates, and power demand, will add approximately $4.35 monthly…
“not currently supporting TVA building nuclear plants”
“Tennessee is looking really good in terms of its ability to be a major player in this transition to electric transportation”
A Tennessee Lookout article covering three competitive Knoxville municipal runoff races scheduled for November 7, 2023. The article notes that City Council at-large Seat C candidate Amelia Parker received a $5,000 donation from the Tennesseans for…
“Between September 2022 and September 2023, the Southeast increased the number of electric charging stations by 69% and now has 15,036 stations across the region”
TVA announced plans to build a 1.5 GW fossil gas plant at the Kingston coal plant site in eastern Tennessee, rejecting alternatives of solar and battery storage despite 15 GW of such projects in its interconnection…
